500 



Increase in Sheep Exports, in 1909. The Farmer and Stock- 

 breeder. London, January 1910. 



The exports of English sheep for crossing and acclimatisation 

 exceed those for 1908. 7118 heads were sold for a sum of 86 190 

 pounds sterling. The bulk of the exports go to New Zealand, 

 Argentina, Australia, Uruguay, Canada, the United States and 

 Germany. 



Caution to Flockowners in regard to the Dipping of Sheep. 



The Journal of the Board of Agriculture. June 1910, vol. XVII,, 

 N. 3, p. 239. 



"The dipping of sheep is the only practicable and certain 

 remedy for Sheep-scab, and two dippings within twenty-one days 

 are necessary for a complete cure, since the unhatched acari of 

 sheep-scab are not always killed by the dip. The second dipping 

 should take place betwen the,, tenth and twenty-first day. During 

 the interval any eggs not destroyed by the first dipping will most 

 probably have hatched out, but the laying of eggs by the new 

 generation of acari will not have commenced so that when the 

 second dipping takes place there will be only living acari to de- 

 stroy. Dipping must be efficiently and effectually carried out as 

 regards each sheep. 



Sheep-scab may exist unrecognised in a flock for from two to 

 three months or even longer, and usually manifests itself in early 

 winter. If, as a matter of precaution, all sheep in a district are 

 twice dipped at the above intervals the disease should be effectually 

 eradicated in a year or two provided that all 'persons concerned 

 co-operate in making the dipping thorough and complete, and that 

 any outbreaks of sheep-scab that occur in the interval are energet- 

 ically dealt with under the Sheep-scab Order of 1905. 



Dipping to be effective against Sheep-scab must be carried out 

 with an efficient dip, and a dip bath of sufficient volume must be made 

 up strictly in accordance with the directions issued by the makers 

 of the dip. Each sheep must be completely immersed for the 

 period required by the directions, and the dip bath must be at all 

 times kept up to the required strength, and be kept clear of dirt. 



To comply with the Board's Orders requiring dipping of sheep 

 the dip must be one approved by the Board, under the Sheep-scab 

 Order of 1905. Approved dips have to contain sufficient of one 



